Ray Liotta left with a finished film, another shooting and a project with Demi Moore. Photo by Reuters
The sudden and unexpected death of Ray Liottawhich took place in the Dominican Republic – they found him in his hotel bed -, where he was filming the suspense film Dangerous Waterallows us to take a quick review of his most successful characters, in a career that, between films, telefilms, short films and television series, has appeared in more than 120 titles.
Liotta, who is 67 years old and adopted within 6 months after being left with an orphan, doesn’t always act as a mobster, though perhaps most viewers remember her as such.
Good boys
Liotta, De Niro, Sorvino, Scorsese, and Pesci. Nice quintet. Clarin Archive Photos
The film of Martin Scorsese, since 1990, has followed the rise and fall of three mobster, criminals over three decades. In addition to Liotta, they star Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino. To prepare for their roles, De Niro, Pesci and Liotta often met with Nicholas Pileggi, the author of the book Wiseguy on which the film is based, which was nominated for six Oscars, including best picture – the all he got was the supporting actor, for Pesci-.
Pileggi, who co -wrote the adaptation to Scorsese, provided them with research material that he did not use in the book. Pesci said that the director of Taxi driver he gave them complete freedom to interpret their mobsters as they wished.
Another image of the film nominated for an Oscar.
The word fuck comes up more than 300 times.
Police land
In “Cop Land” he is a policeman in the middle of a corruption case.
Written and directed by James Mangold, and released in 1997, it was a police drama and thriller that changed Sylvester Stallone’s career. These include Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro.
Liotta plays Officer Gary “Figgsy” Figgis, a police officer caught in the middle of an excessive corruption case, in a plot involving the murder of a police officer in suburban New Jersey.
Hannibal
Do you remember the dinner of Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) and Officer Krendler …?
Ray Liotta participated in the sequel of The silence of the inocents where Anthony Hopkins worked as Lecter, but Julianne Moore replaced Jodie Foster as agent Clarice Starling. Ray plays Paul Krendler, a Justice Department official who wants to hunt down the main character. By the way, if you remember one of the scenes at the end, with the chianti.
It was directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, bladerunner) in 2001.
completely wild
With Jeff Daniels and Melanie Griffith, in the film Jonathan Demme.
In the romantic comedy directed by Jonathan Demme (The silence of the innocent), since 1986, was the former wife of Melanie Griffith, and an ex-convict. Liotta was nominated for the Golden Globe for the first and only time as best supporting actor, which Tom Berenger will get for Platoonby Oliver Stone.
the realm of dreams
He was baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in the film alongside Kevin Costner.
Ray Liotta co-stars in another Oscar-nominated film, starring baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in 1989. Yes, it does appear to be farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner), as he looks at his corn. An atypical role for Liotta.
The Mafia Saints
He made another mobster in the prequel of “The Sopranos.”
In this prequel to the series The Sopranos, released last year, had dual roles as siblings “Hollywood Dick” Moltisanti and Salvatore “Sally” Moltisanti. Obviously his characters are tough, rude and mobsters, but they have a mix of false tenderness.
In addition to The Mafia Saintsbesides his latest works in Hollywood are outstanding Not a wrong stepby Steven Soderbergh. just finished the movie Cocaine Beardirected by Elizabeth Banks, and will co-star with Demi Moore The Substance. And obviously don’t know what will happen Dangerous Water.
Source: Clarin
